The technology gave Wang a bigger picture and better clarity to see what he was doing, which came in handy with Taylor. The ophthalmologist was able to watch his work on a television-size screen with signal processing instead of relying on microscopic visualization.

“He’s visionary,” said Robert Reali, vice president of marketing for TrueVision. “He saw the application in Lasik as well as for cataract surgery.”

The company may seek FDA clearance for Lasik surgeries because of Wang’s work, Reali said.

Better than before

Taylor, a 30-year-old medical student, was the third to undergo the surgery. The first was Farah Haji-Aden of Atlanta.

“I knew going in that I was going to be nervous,” Taylor said.

Beau Edelen, 33, went in after Taylor.

“It sounds silly but I was tired of my toddler pulling at my glasses,” Edelen said.

He consented to the off-label use, but didn’t tell his wife until afterward. Now, his vision is better than it was with contact lenses, Edelen said.

Although patients receive some tranquilizers, they have to stay coherent enough to follow directions from the physician during the procedure.

“When you have a moving target — and some patients are very nervous during surgery —you need more accuracy and more ability to magnify the image so you can see the details,’’ Wang said.

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